Type and usage of precedent from BoostVocab

precedent

/'prɛsɪdənt/

noun
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
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case law common law

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civil law
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a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
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case law common law

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law jurisprudence
noun
an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
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case in point

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instance representative example illustration
noun
a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
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subject topic theme
adjective
preceding in time, order, or significance
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preceding

Definition that contains precedent

new having no previous example or precedent or parallel
unprecedented having no precedent; novel
precedent a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
citation (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
leviticus the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents
unprecedentedly in an unprecedented manner
precedentedly with precedent
book of leviticus the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents
common law a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
test case a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent

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